Warming climate puts trendy Austrian wine at risk
One of the world’s trendiest wines, Grὕner Veltliner, produced in vineyards on the hills surrounding the town of Langenlois in Lower Austria, is under threat from a rapidly changing climate.
Farmer protest brings traffic to a standstill in The Hague
Farmers in the Netherlands caused an unprecedented traffic jam as they converged on The Hague in their tractors last week to protest against Dutch Liberal Party MP Tjeert de Groot calling for livestock production in the country to be halved.
Dry weather puts pressure on EU’s sugar beet harvest
As the sugar beet harvest gets underway in the EU this week, producers have expressed concern that the combination of dry weather, low prices, and restrictions on pesticide-use will negatively affect production volumes.
Concern as milk production in Australia reaches 22-year low
Milk production in Australia declined 5,7% to 8,8 billion litres in the 2018/2019 season, falling to below the nine-billion litre mark for the first time in over two decades.
Pork shortages set to place a damper on Chinese festivities
Shortages and soaring prices of pork in China, due to the widespread African swine fever outbreaks, have resulted in traders struggling to secure sufficient pork supplies for the upcoming holiday season.
Romanian live sheep exports continuing despite EU warnings
Despite warnings from the EU, Romania is continuing with the controversial exportation of an estimated 70 000 live sheep to the Persian Gulf region this year.
Agriculture pushing Amazon deforestation to record levels
More than 7 700 forest fires have been reported in Brazil in the past week alone, according to data from the country’s national institute for space research, Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais (INPE).
No-deal Brexit could cost UK agri sector around R15,7 billion a year
In the event of a ‘no-deal Brexit’, UK farmers will struggle to survive unless they receive a significant increase in government support.
Taking rooftop farming to the next level in Paris
Paris’ flagship farming project is nearing completion, with the city preparing to become home to one of the world’s largest urban agricultural operations.
African swine fever threatens Eastern European pork industry
In an effort to halt the spread of the deadly African swine fever (AFS) virus across Eastern Europe, more than 120 000 pigs have been culled in Bulgaria.
Indonesia plans to carry out cloud-seeding to save crops
Harvests in Indonesia's agriculture sector are on the verge of failure, especially the rice production sector, as severe drought conditions threaten the region.
Latin America prepares for killer banana virus
Banana growers in Colombia are on high alert following the outbreak of a banana-killing virus that has already devastated crops in Asia.
